April downers
Recent history offers some hope for the Twins: Two of the past 10 AL Central Division champions had losing records at the end of April, and two others were only .500. Here's a look at the past 10 division champs, and their first-month records:
YearDivisionRecord end
champof April
2014Tigers12-15
2013Tigers11-11
2012Tigers15-10
2011Tigers14-9
2010Twins15-8
2009Twins11-11
2008White Sox14-13
2007Indians14-8
2006Twins9-15
2005White Sox17-7
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